Originally published in Points West magazineFall/Winter 2017 Launching the Plains Indian Museum By Peter H. Hassrick, PhD One of the key milestones in the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s hundred-year history is the addition of the Plains Indian Museum in 1979. As director at the time, Dr. Peter H. Hassrick has a unique perspective […]
Originally published in Points West magazine Spring 2013 Finding the Real Frederic Remington By Peter H. Hassrick Back in the mid-1980s, the then-named Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyoming, embarked on an ambitious exhibition plan to reveal the hidden talents of American artist Frederic Remington. In his lifetime, Remington was revered mostly as the […]
Originally published in Points West magazine Fall/Winter 2017 Albert Bierstadt: Witness to a Changing West By Peter H. Hassrick, PhD Unless noted otherwise, all works were created by artist Albert Bierstadt, and all paintings are from the collection of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. Each painting mentioned was part of the Albert Bierstadt: […]
In a day-long symposium this past June, the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Whitney Western Art Museum brought together several top art historians and renowned artists to examine topics related to western American sculpture. Forged and Founded—Western American Sculpture, a Centennial Symposium resulted in stimulating and thought-provoking presentations, recorded and now available online. Themes […]
When you hear the words western American sculpture, what comes to mind? Do you think of Remington’s Bronco Buster? Or maybe your interest begins and ends with the blue Mustang outside of Denver International Airport. No matter what kind of art you admire most, Forged and Founded: Western American Sculpture, a symposium sponsored by the […]
At the University of Wyoming (UW) commencement ceremonies May 12 – 13, 2017, Peter H. Hassrick, Director Emeritus and Senior Scholar at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, receives an honorary doctoral degree, the university’s highest award. Hassrick was born in Philadelphia and raised in Denver. He earned his master’s degree in art history […]